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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 ::
Space Profiles A while back, I talked about astronaut candidate Leland Melvin in the blog, and said that I was going to occasionally profile some of today's astronauts that the public probably don't know anything about. As you've noticed, I've been rather lax in doing so. I just got of the phone with astronaut Rex Walheim. A veteran of one spaceflight, Walheim was a member of the STS-110 crew last April. For someone who has only flown once, however, he got the full experience. Not only did Walheim get to visit the International Space Station, but he also got to perform two spacewalks, totalling over 14 hours. On his EVAs, Walheim worked on installing the S-Zero Truss, which was essentially the foundation for the Station construction that has been performed since. It was really cool to get to talk to him; he's a really nice guy. While most of the crews have already been picked for the first year after return to flight, he said that he hopes to be up again within a year or so after those crews fly.